China Tourist Seasons and Crowd Rush During Public Holidays

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Chinese travel high season is from May to October.

In general, the peak travel season for foreigners visiting China is in April, May, September, and October.

Local peak travel seasons vary due to its vast land size, diverse landscapes, tourist desires, and different climates across regions

To know tourist seasons, to avoid the crowded mass, to get better service and experience.

Tourist Rush Hour Hish Season Shoulder Season Low Season of China

In general, traditional for foreigners to visit China, High-season: April, May, September, October; Shoulder season: June, July, Augost, and March, November; Low season: December, Janerary, Feberary.

For Chinese, High season: May - October; Shoulder season: March, April, November; Low season: December-Feberary.

4 Natural Seasons in China
By month, Spring, March - May; Summer, June- Augost; Autoum, September - November; Winter, December - Feberary.
By temperature, Spring, temperature 10℃ - 22℃; Summer, ≥22℃; Autoum, 10℃ - 22℃; Winter, ≤10℃

For north-eastern China, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang, High season: July - Augost; Shoulder season: May, June, September, October; Low season: November - May.

Coastal tourism in northern China, high season: June - Augost; Shourlder season: December - Feberary; Low season: March-May and September - November.
But for Harbin, winter game's high season: December - March,

For Hainan, High season: December - March; Shoulder season: April - June, Novermber; Low season: July - October.

For Tibet, High season: July - September; Shoulder season: April - June, October; Low season: November-March.
For Mt.Everest climbing expedition, the best time is from 10May to 31May.

Chinese students travel period: July and Augost, families with childern, after Gaokao and Zhongkao in June, and students summer vacation in July and Augost too.
Gaokao---National College Entrance Examination, 06 June - 09 June, Zhongkao - --Senior High School Entrance Examination, after Gaokao.

Top peak tourist days: Labor Day (May Day, 5-day holiday) and National Day (October 1st, 7-day holiday)

National Day (7-day vacation) and Labour Day (5-day vacation) definitely make transportation, attractions, and accommodations crowded, affecting service quality. The Spring Festival may lead to congestion on highways, make train and flight tickets hard to book, and also make Harbin and its surrounding areas particularly crowded.

All expressways will be toll-free for passenger cars with seven seats or fewer seats during holidays: Spring Festival (8days), Labor Day (5 days), National Day (7 days), and Qingming Festival / Tomb Sweeping Day (2-3 days):

Spring Festival Travel Rush (40 days), one of the busiest travel seasons of the year, is divided into three phases: Pre-Spring Festival Period (about 14 days before the Eve day) , Spring Festival Holiday (8 days vacation), Post-Spring Festival Period ( about 18days from the end of holidays) .

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